= Сообщение: 12215 из 12492 ===================================== ENET.SYSOP = От : Michiel van der Vlist 2:280/5555 24 May 23 14:27:58 Кому : Vincent Coen 24 May 23 14:27:58 Тема : Metric vs archaic (was: A computer I can recommend) FGHI : area://ENET.SYSOP?msgid=2:280/5555+646e02d2 На : area://ENET.SYSOP?msgid=2:250/1@fidonet+646d1d91 = Кодировка сообщения определена как: CP850 ================================== Ответ: area://ENET.SYSOP?msgid=2:250/1@fidonet+646e3d7b ============================================================================== Hello Vincent,
On Tuesday May 23 2023 21:09, you wrote to me:
>> Tell that to the NASA crew that crashed a Mars lander by mixing up >> meters and feet. Or the captain of the airlainer that ran out of >> fuel because of a mix up between kg and Pounds.
VC> but he did manage to glide down for a safe landing (in Canada, was it? VC> ).
VC> It helped a but that he was an experienced glider pilot !
The Mars lander did not have such a pilot....
VC> Does go to prove a little that refueling using weight i.e., KGs might VC> have helped but in the UK there are a lot of flying schools that VC> charge per hour (at well over 200 pounds ph)
Even more confusion. Pound Sterling vs pound lbs.
VC> based on fuel burn at 7.5 gallon per hour despite the manuals saying VC> that it is based on US gallons which is a lot less than imperial VC> gallons ( 8 pints, at a weight of 7.2 pounds against 6 pounds for US VC> ).
Ah Gallons... US vs Imperial. Even more more confusion. :(
VC> If they did it would mean that they should charge somewhat less VC> despite the overcharge of 300%. Based on UK litre of 1.75 - 1.95.
A "UK litre"? Is that diffenet from an ISO litre?
VC> I try not to use a club aircraft at such a price as I still remember VC> flying at 6 pounds ph (around 1970) when I was trying to obtain a VC> civil license - This was in Barbados as I was a Freelance Programmer VC> for 9 months or so.
